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Published on: August 11, 2026
If the amount of energy available in form of PAR in an ecosystem is 20,000 joules then the amount of energy available in secondary consumer (SC) would be –
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From PAR, producers capture about 1% = 200 J. By the 10% law: primary consumers get 20 J, and secondary consumers get 2 J approximately.
So based on standard ecology concepts, the expected value should be 2 J, but since it is not in the options, the nearest intended answer is 20 J.
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